Oconee County Commissioners Discuss Animal Shelter But Give No Timetable For Action

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners took no action Tuesday night after a presentation by and question-and-answer session with Terry Tevis, who has recommended the county build a $2.9 million replacement for its existing Animal Shelter.

Tevis submitted an update just before the meeting to the report he gave the county on Jan. 9. The Jan. 9 report was the result of a feasibility study his firm, Tevis Architects, did of the county’s existing facility on Branch Road in the far south of the county.

Commissioners questioned Tevis about his recommendation that the county replace the existing facility rather than remodel it, about what they called inconsistencies in the report, and about expense estimates for components of the facility.

Consistent with a policy articulated at the Commission meeting on Feb. 7, Chairman John Daniell did not allow for public comment on the feasibility study, since no action was taken.

Before the discussion began, however, Daniell said the public will have ample opportunity to comment before the Board makes any decision on what to do about the Animal Shelter.

He did not give any timetable for future discussion or action by the Board during those comments, and none was offered following the discussion of the Tevis report.

For more on this story, including a video of the Commission meeting, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Jeff Benko, County Administrative Officer.